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<td class="v">1:1</td>
<td>Paul, a servant of Jesus Christ, called to be an apostle, separated unto the gospel of God,</td>
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<td class="v">1:2</td>
<td>(Which he had promised afore by his prophets in the holy scriptures,)</td>
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<td class="v">1:3</td>
<td>Concerning his Son Jesus Christ our Lord, which was made of the seed of David according to the flesh;</td>
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<td class="v">1:4</td>
<td>And declared to be the Son of God with power, according to the spirit of holiness, by the resurrection from the dead:</td>
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<td class="v">1:5</td>
<td>By whom we have received grace and apostleship, for obedience to the faith among all nations, for his name:</td>
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<td class="v">1:6</td>
<td>Among whom are ye also the called of Jesus Christ:</td>
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<td class="v">1:7</td>
<td>To all that be in Rome, beloved of God, called to be saints: Grace to you and peace from God our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ.</td>
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<td class="v">1:8</td>
<td>First, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for you all, that your faith is spoken of throughout the whole world.</td>
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<td class="v">1:9</td>
<td>For God is my witness, whom I serve with my spirit in the gospel of his Son, that without ceasing I make mention of you always in my prayers;</td>
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<td class="v">1:10</td>
<td>Making request, if by any means now at length I might have a prosperous journey by the will of God to come unto you.</td>
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<td class="v">1:11</td>
<td>For I long to see you, that I may impart unto you some spiritual gift, to the end ye may be established;</td>
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<td class="v">1:12</td>
<td>That is, that I may be comforted together with you by the mutual faith both of you and me.</td>
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<td class="v">1:13</td>
<td>Now I would not have you ignorant, brethren, that oftentimes I purposed to come unto you, (but was let hitherto,) that I might have some fruit among you also, even as among other Gentiles.</td>
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<td class="v">1:14</td>
<td>I am debtor both to the Greeks, and to the Barbarians; both to the wise, and to the unwise.</td>
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<td class="v">1:15</td>
<td>So, as much as in me is, I am ready to preach the gospel to you that are at Rome also.</td>
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<td class="v">1:16</td>
<td>For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek.</td>
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<td class="v">1:17</td>
<td>For therein is the righteousness of God revealed from faith to faith: as it is written, The just shall live by faith.</td>
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<td class="v">1:18</td>
<td>For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who hold the truth in unrighteousness;</td>
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<td class="v">1:19</td>
<td>Because that which may be known of God is manifest in them; for God hath shewed it unto them.</td>
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<td class="v">1:20</td>
<td>For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse:</td>
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<td class="v">1:21</td>
<td>Because that, when they knew God, they glorified him not as God, neither were thankful; but became vain in their imaginations, and their foolish heart was darkened.</td>
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<td class="v">1:22</td>
<td>Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools,</td>
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<td class="v">1:23</td>
<td>And changed the glory of the uncorruptible God into an image made like to corruptible man, and to birds, and fourfooted beasts, and creeping things.</td>
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<td class="v">1:24</td>
<td>Wherefore God also gave them up to uncleanness through the lusts of their own hearts, to dishonour their own bodies between themselves:</td>
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<td class="v">1:25</td>
<td>Who changed the truth of God into a lie, and worshipped and served the creature more than the Creator, who is blessed for ever. Amen.</td>
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<td class="v">1:26</td>
<td>For this cause God gave them up unto vile affections: for even their women did change the natural use into that which is against nature:</td>
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<td class="v">1:27</td>
<td>And likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned in their lust one toward another; men with men working that which is unseemly, and receiving in themselves that recompence of their error which was meet.</td>
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<td class="v">1:28</td>
<td>And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not convenient;</td>
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<td class="v">1:29</td>
<td>Being filled with all unrighteousness, fornication, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, debate, deceit, malignity; whisperers,</td>
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<td class="v">1:30</td>
<td>Backbiters, haters of God, despiteful, proud, boasters, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents,</td>
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<td class="v">1:31</td>
<td>Without understanding, covenantbreakers, without natural affection, implacable, unmerciful:</td>
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<td class="v">1:32</td>
<td>Who knowing the judgment of God, that they which commit such things are worthy of death, not only do the same, but have pleasure in them that do them.</td>
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